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Topic: Murshidabad

BJP MP urges Home Minister Amit Shah to impose AFSPA in Murshidabad after violence

Lok Sabha MP from Bengal Jyotirmay Singh Mahato has requested that the affected border districts be declared as 'disturbed areas' due to the alleged repeated communal attacks on Hindus.

Murshidabad anti-Waqf protests turn deadly: 150 arrested, police deployed in Samserganj and Dhuliyan

The high court also instructed both the Mamata government and the Centre to submit detailed reports on the situation. The matter is scheduled for further hearing on 17 April.

2 killed in violence linked to anti-Waqf law protests in Bengal’s Murshidabad

A father and son were found with multiple stab wounds inside their home in Jafrabad in Samserganj area, where large-scale violence was reported Friday.

Days after communal clashes, Beldanga remains volatile. TMC claims ‘Bengal is peaceful’ as row ensues

The district magistrate’s vehicle was attacked by a mob Monday after unrest over the weekend. Prohibitory orders extended in Murshidabad district as internet services remain suspended.

BJP in a bind in Bengal as MPs, MLA renew call for bifurcation & TMC slams ‘anti-Bengal politics’

BJP MLA from Murshidabad Gouri Sankar Ghosh joins MPs Nishikant Dubey and Anant Maharaj in demanding bifurcation while the party has officially distanced itself from demand.

How Yusuf Pathan is batting for Berhampore — Pasmanda outreach, sports academy, staying on post-polls

TMC’s Yusuf Pathan is pitted against 5-time Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury in Murshidabad’s Berhampore. TMC is banking on Muslim identity and cricket fame to shift fortunes.

Why BJP’s planning Shah rally in Muslim-majority Murshidabad as he makes 2nd Bengal trip in a month

Rally likely to be held on 9 May, during Shah's planned 2-day visit to West Bengal. Congress & Left are still strong in district & wrested an assembly seat from TMC earlier this year

Why Murshidabad lost out to Calcutta—Unlike Mughals, British didn’t depend on banking families

Murshidabad was one of the first districts established by the East Indian Company. Now Mamata Banerjee govt is set to trifurcate it.

‘Erasing history’ — why Mamata’s plan to create new districts is causing protests in Bengal

TMC govt intends to carve out 7 new districts from existing ones for 'better governance', but the proposal has riled many, especially in Nadia and Murshidabad.

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After losing no.2 carmaker spot, Hyundai is betting big on the new Venue

Indian car buyers are just as tech-obsessed as their Chinese counterparts, and that obsession has taken precedence over handling and performance.

Paper in MoSPI journal flags financial inclusion gap—highest among Hindus, lowest for Muslims

Research paper, however, finds lowest indebtedness level among Muslims at 12.3% & highest among Hindus at 14.9%. Overall national financial inclusion level at 87.2%, indebtedness at 14.7%.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.